on the house china committee, talked to the bbc earlier about the risk of escalation.health organisation. joined by allies including britain, australia and japan — the us invited taiwan to take part in the key meeting, despite it previously being blocked from participating by china. before we go, a surprise guest at the state dinner hosted for william ruto at the white house. former president barack 0bama made an appearance. mr 0bama made an appearance. mr 0bama has a connection to the country as his father was kenyan and he was not the only former president in attendance. bill clinton attended alongside his wife, former secretary of state hillary clinton. there alongside a long list of celebrities and guests. president ruto is in the us on a three—day official state visit in which mr biden announced he would work with them to make kenya a major non— nato allies. do stay with us on bbc news. take care. hello there. conditions look a lot better for the next couple of days. we should see more sunshine around, lighterwinds, so it should feel a bit warmer as well. friday,